Silver Eagle adds Fort Bend Brewing to craft-beer stable

Silver Eagle Distributors, which has been aggressively increasing the number of craft brands in its portfolio, has added another local brewery.

Fort Bend Brewing Co. announced Thursday that it has signed a deal with Silver Eagle, the nation’s largest Anheuser-Busch house and second-largest distributor overall, “to sell, deliver and promote its beer in the Houston and San Antonio regions.”

Ty and Sharon Coburn’s new brewery in Missouri City has already kegged its first batch of IPA, plans to keg its blonde ale later this week and its stout next week, and has already brewed a second batch of IPA, Sharon Coburn said.

She said Silver Eagle plans to pick up an initial shipment next week and has already lined up around 100 accounts. Most of the bars and restaurants to receive the draft product initially will be in Fort Bend.

“We’re Fort Bend County,” she said. “Phase 1 is to take care of Fort Bend County.”

Look for more specifics soon. Fort Bend Brewing will announce its initial tap openings on its Facebook page and, if all goes according to plan, it will hold several events through Dec. 22 or so, some pint nights in January and then begin brewery tours sometime later that month.